Isaac Hayes : Soul legend joins WOMAD line-up

Soul legend Isaac Hayes has today been added to the list of stars appearing at the WOMAD Festival in Wiltshire in July.

He is one of 10 acts from around the world added to the bill for the 25th festival which takes place at Charlton Park near Malmesbury on July 27-29.

This year, festival organiser Peter Gabriel will also be appearing on stage. Also joining the bill are Tinariwen (Mali), Seth Lakeman (UK), Calexico (USA), David D'Or (Israel), Young Zulu Warriors (South Africa), Afrodisiac Sound System (USA), Dream Engine's 'Heliosphere' (UK) and Hocus Pocus (France).

More than 70 world-class artists from 40 countries will perform over the festival weekend. WOMAD Charlton Park will welcome an audience of 20,000 and will feature seven stages and workshop areas, including a children's village, many more activities and festival features, all in the idyllic environment of Charlton's open lawns and rolling fields.